EU Waits for U.S. to Come Forward on Climate Change Commitment

4:40 AM MDT | March 23, 2009 | Alex Scott

The European Union (EU) says it is waiting on developed countries, including the U.S., to signal their financial commitments toward a global climate treaty before it reveals its own financial strategy. The comments were made by José Manual Barroso, European commission president at EU leaders’ annual summit in Brussels on Friday. Timmermans: Endorsing savvy negotiating strategy. Despite its plan to wait for other countries to commit to a climate treaty, the EU still plans to disclose its financial contribution toward a global climate...